Development and validation of a complex intervention: A physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults

Abstract Aim To develop and validate a physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults. Design The revised guideline of Criteria for Reporting the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in health care was followed. Methods The physical exercise...

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Main Authors: Rita Santos‐Rocha, Joana Freitas, Fátima Ramalho, Nuno Pimenta, Filipa Costa Couto, João Apóstolo
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Nursing Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.388
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author Rita Santos‐Rocha
Joana Freitas
Fátima Ramalho
Nuno Pimenta
Filipa Costa Couto
João Apóstolo
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description Abstract Aim To develop and validate a physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults. Design The revised guideline of Criteria for Reporting the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in health care was followed. Methods The physical exercise programme was designed and validated by exercise specialists to be implemented by healthcare professionals. The physical exercise programme underwent three stages of development, piloting and evaluation. It includes a portfolio of exercises in different support materials (posters, e‐book and website). A testing intervention was delivered to the target population. Results The Criteria for Reporting the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in health care process has the potential to help practitioners in developing and planning complex interventions, such as an exercise programme. Its components can be adjusted to the context and to the characteristics of the target population. A study protocol and a pilot study will be developed to test the effectiveness of the physical exercise programme on delaying the functional decline of frail older adults.
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spelling doaj.art-a35f13819ebd4b3fbe3bb24cf358018d2022-12-21T18:20:56ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582020-01-017127428410.1002/nop2.388Development and validation of a complex intervention: A physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adultsRita Santos‐Rocha0Joana Freitas1Fátima Ramalho2Nuno Pimenta3Filipa Costa Couto4João Apóstolo5Sport Sciences School of Rio Maior (ESDRM) Polytechnic Institute of Santarém (IPSantarém) Rio Maior PortugalSport Sciences School of Rio Maior (ESDRM) Polytechnic Institute of Santarém (IPSantarém) Rio Maior PortugalSport Sciences School of Rio Maior (ESDRM) Polytechnic Institute of Santarém (IPSantarém) Rio Maior PortugalSport Sciences School of Rio Maior (ESDRM) Polytechnic Institute of Santarém (IPSantarém) Rio Maior PortugalThe Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), collaborator of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Coimbra PortugalThe Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), collaborator of the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Coimbra PortugalAbstract Aim To develop and validate a physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults. Design The revised guideline of Criteria for Reporting the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in health care was followed. Methods The physical exercise programme was designed and validated by exercise specialists to be implemented by healthcare professionals. The physical exercise programme underwent three stages of development, piloting and evaluation. It includes a portfolio of exercises in different support materials (posters, e‐book and website). A testing intervention was delivered to the target population. Results The Criteria for Reporting the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions in health care process has the potential to help practitioners in developing and planning complex interventions, such as an exercise programme. Its components can be adjusted to the context and to the characteristics of the target population. A study protocol and a pilot study will be developed to test the effectiveness of the physical exercise programme on delaying the functional decline of frail older adults.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.388complex interventionelderlyfrailtynursingphysical exercise
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Fátima Ramalho
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João Apóstolo
Development and validation of a complex intervention: A physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults
Nursing Open
complex intervention
elderly
frailty
nursing
physical exercise
title Development and validation of a complex intervention: A physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults
title_full Development and validation of a complex intervention: A physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults
title_fullStr Development and validation of a complex intervention: A physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults
title_full_unstemmed Development and validation of a complex intervention: A physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults
title_short Development and validation of a complex intervention: A physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults
title_sort development and validation of a complex intervention a physical exercise programme aimed at delaying the functional decline in frail older adults
topic complex intervention
elderly
frailty
nursing
physical exercise
url https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.388
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